rociar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
rociar — to spray
The present subjunctive of rociar carries accents on the 'i' in most forms: rocíe, rocíes, rocíe, rociemos, rociéis, rocíen.
rociar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or command regarding spraying, such as 'I want you to spray the room'.
Notes on rociar in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, the 'i' in the stem becomes stressed and requires an accent mark in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella rocíe el pastel con azúcar glass.
I hope she sprays (sprinkles) the cake with powdered sugar.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que rocíes la ropa antes de plancharla.
It is necessary that you spray the clothes before ironing them.
tú
Dudo que ellos rocíen el veneno hoy.
I doubt they will spray the poison today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'rocie' without the accent.
Correct: rocíe
Why: Without the accent, the stress falls on the 'e'. The accent is needed to keep the stress on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rocío
The present tense of rociar follows the -iar pattern where the 'i' takes an accent (rocío, rocías, rocía, rocían) except in nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: rocié
The preterite of rociar is regular: rocié, rociaste, roció, rociamos, rociasteis, rociaron.
Imperfect
yo: rociaba
The imperfect of rociar is regular: rociaba, rociabas, rociaba, rociábamos, rociabais, rociaban.
Future
yo: rociaré
The future of rociar is regular: rociaré, rociarás, rociará, rociaremos, rociaréis, rociarán.
Conditional
yo: rociaría
The conditional of rociar is regular: rociaría, rociarías, rociaría, rociaríamos, rociaríais, rociarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rociara
The imperfect subjunctive of rociar is regular: rociara, rociaras, rociara, rociáramos, rociarais, rociaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rocía
The imperative of rociar uses rocía (tú), rocíe (usted), and rociad (vosotros) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rocíes
The negative imperative of rociar uses the present subjunctive: no rocíes, no rocíe, no rociemos, no rociéis, no rocíen.